As a Donut Lover a donut connoisseur if I may I often pride myself over having tons of donut knowledge I have but while researching for this article I learned so many new things.

 

Doughnut or Donut that is the question?

The answer is quite simple. It’s Both, original spellings date back to the 1800s where Doughnut was the used term but around the mid-20th century the donut version started to gain popularity.

 

Who do we thank for this delicious treat?

The Dutch obviously. The original theory states that the Dutch settlers in the 19th century brought them to America and were born as “Oily-Cakes” as they were fried in Oil. These days we can even order these “oily cakes” online and get them delivered to us in maybe Denton.

 

What’s with the Hole in the Centre?

An American named Hanson Gregory was tired of eating the raw center and suggested simply removing the middle. This also has a scientific theory backing it up but that’s for another article. In today’s day, we can get donuts that are filled and have a center thanks to modern cooking methods. And, thanks to these methods we get delicious donuts like the Gourmet Donuts from Amy’s Donut shop which has the best donuts in Denton.

 

Variations in Donuts

Okay not going to lie, I knew there were different types of donuts but so many it shocked me to my donut core. Donuts began to spread over the world and various types came to us. There were the cake donuts, the raised donuts and well the classic donuts that we are used to. Now the best donut shops in Denton make and serve these and I am going to be the first in like to try a cake donut.

And these were Donut Facts that I learned and you need to know to become the true donut connoisseur that you are.